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  1. Straight from BSN to NP and maturity

    kadphilly replied to priorities2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree we need to have stricter criteria from our accrediting bodies, however I don't necessarily believe the RN experience translates well to a better prepared NP, especially in primary care. We...

  2. Christmas Bonuses

    kadphilly posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are any other NP's expected to contribute to the office bonuses for the staff? I work for a hospital owned primary care pediatric practice, and the last few years I have been asked to contribute....

  3. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It might familarize you with some clinical situations, however, there is a compete different skill set that NP's required to have. For example, I am a PNP primary care. I diagnose otitis media all day...

  4. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is a brick and mortar school near me with a great reputation, however a few years ago, they started an almost completely online NP program. I know a faculty member from this school. She has 2...

  5. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes! I have seen a lot of new NP's who highlight their RN experience to perspective employers rather than their NP education and clinical experience. In my experience in hiring NP's, the strength...

  6. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not childish, just a fact. I have plenty of children on my panel, including the children of physicians. I honestly do not want to see anyone who doesn't want to see me. I have said that from the get...

  7. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't worry, we don't want to see you either. I already have a 2,000 patient

  8. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes! The culture of nurses eating their young, and the jealousy and pecking order is holding us back. We can do better in supporting our

  9. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would agree with this statement. I have been shocked over the past few years at the quality of some of the FNP students that I have been asked to precept. Some programs seem to accept anyone and...

  10. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, self-deprecation is what I meant. Lol. I'll correct the typo. I agree, I don't think that bedside nursing experience has no value, however, I do think that there needs to be more of a focus on...

  11. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I do not think that inpatient RN experience makes a difference for primary care though. Maybe they should increase the credit hours and clinical hours in NP school. I am a fan of he DNP track, but...

  12. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not the OP, but we just specifically hired a brand new NP without experience as an RN because the medical director and physician wanted myself and the other NP/MD staff to train and "mold" them from...

  13. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would say it is smart for those who know that they want to be a Primary Care NP to go directly through school if they can. This is what I recommend the to college and high school students that I...

  14. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think that there is an unfortunate culture in nursing that implies the requirement of "putting your time in." We are really one of the only professions that does so. PT's, PA's, Speech Therapists...

  15. You don't need RN experience to get an NP job

    kadphilly replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We just hired a brand new NP without RN experience. And she was offered the job out of about 6-7 candidates who had experience. She interviewed well and went to a top program undergrad and grad....

  16. On-Call contract negotiations

    kadphilly posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My contract is up for renewal next year, and I have been told that on-call duties will now be expected for myself and the other 2 NP's in my primary care peds office. The call will be every 6th...

  17. Does it matter if you go to NP school in a different part of country than you want to work

    kadphilly replied to CR660's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Go for it. You are young, aren't tied down. Other professions will relocate for graduate schools/ professional degrees, why not nurses? We often sell ourselves and our educational experiences short...

  18. Direct entry graduate nursing school advice -NP

    kadphilly replied to JTravelsTheWorld's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I could not agree with this more. I have precepted NP students for many years, and I have not found that years of experience as an RN to be strongly correlated with the skills and effectiveness of the...

  19. How much RN experience?

    kadphilly replied to amzyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would agree with that analysis. I work in primary care pediatrics, and what I see students struggle the most with is child development. For instance the difference developmentally between a 6 month...

  20. How much RN experience?

    kadphilly replied to amzyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In my experience in preceprong students with anywhere from direct entry (no experience) to 40 years experience, and everything in between, I have not found a strong correlation between greater than...

  21. Recently met a FNP grad from Chamberlain

    kadphilly replied to raindrop's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the school should matter and does at my health system. Of course there has to be a balance between school and experience, but there is no comparison in the selectivity between Yale and...

  22. Recently met a FNP grad from Chamberlain

    kadphilly replied to raindrop's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yale's NP program is not 100% online. It is on campus. It's DNP program is partially online with monthly 1-2 day on campus intensives and 4 week long intensives over the 3 year curriculum. I don't...

  23. How much RN experience?

    kadphilly replied to amzyRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My health system will hire an NP if they have at least two years experience as an RN prior to entering their masters. Most of the NP students I precept are still working as RNs throughout grad school...

  24. "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    kadphilly replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Exactly. And when I tell people that I am deciding between a DNP and a PhD in nursing, I get a similar response "why didn't you just go to medical school? You wasted your time being a nurse." The last...

  25. "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    kadphilly replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    I have no doubt that you will get a job no matter where you go tonnurinh school. And get a job at nationally ranked hospitals. There does seem to be a culture in nursing that is a bit anti-academic,...